Navy Sea Trials

May 13, 2014 |compiled from wire photos

For 14 hours, the United States Naval Academy freshman class, also known as Plebes, worked as a team to complete many grueling physical and mental challenges that help prepare them for real-world experiences and reinforce leadership, bonds, trust, and teamwork.

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Phillip Metcalfe of Plano, Tex., screams as he lifts a log during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges for freshman midshipmen, known as "plebes," that caps off their first year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014.

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Phillip Metcalfe of Plano, Tex., screams as he lifts a log during Sea Trials, a day of physical and mental challenges for freshman midshipmen, known as "plebes," that caps off their first year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 13, 2014.